Maybe you had noticed already, but there are plenty of possibilities when it comes to my crochet patterns. But I often find that people stick to the example that I have crocheted, they pick the same yarn and the same colours. Which is a massive compliment of course (as they must like what I made). But when it comes to a lot of my patterns, you are free to choose whatever colours or yarn you like! Especially when you decide to make one of my crochet blankets, there are so many nice types of yarn to choose from. That's why I was so excited to make my crochet hexagon blanket in Merino Soft for an After Party.

An After Party has a nice ring to it, hasn't it? I mean, after going to a concert it's kind of nice to linger a little and have a drink before you go home. And Scheepjes After Party booklets are pretty much like this. The inexpensive booklets are released between launches of Bookazine Yarn, so you're never without fun patterns for too long. After Parties can have knitting or crochet patterns, for scarves, stuffed toys or a bag. So there is always something new to discover. If you buy the yarn, that is featured in the After Party, you get the booklet for free. Or you can simply buy one for as little as £1. They are all available here or on Ravelry.
Voor deze gehaakte deken gebruikte ik Scheepjes Merino Soft, een heel fijn zacht wolletje: 2 bollen van elke kleur: Raphael (602), Constable (629), Gaugin (619), Kadinsky (625), Da Vinci (606), Seurat (637), Van Gogh (641) en Monet (639). Ja, fel en heftig. Ik geef het meteen toe. Maar het heeft meteen wel een heel ander gevoel, dan een gehaakte deken met pastels en dat vind ik toch eigenlijk ook wel gaaf.

For this blanket, I have used Scheepjes Merino Soft, a wonderful and oh so soft yarn. I used 2 balls of the following colours: Raphael (602), Constable (629), Gaugin (619), Kadinsky (625), Da Vinci (606), Seurat (637), Van Gogh (641) en Monet (639). I immediately admit that this is quite a bright and funky colour combo, but then: you know I am never shy about colours. And I kind of like how completely different the feel is for this blanket, then a blanket made with pastels.
De After Party boekjes zijn, net als het Yarn bookazine, verkijgbaar bij veel winkels die Scheepjes verkopen. Maar je kunt ze dus ook vinden via Ravelry. En hier kun je dus ook de After Party vinden van de gehaakte hexagon deken. Mocht je trouwens denken: deze deken is een spekkie naar mijn bekkie: hij is te koop in mijn shop. De deken heeft de afmetingen van een flinke babydeken (93 cm breed en 100cm lang).

You can find the After Party booklet for my crochet hexagon blanket here and here. The finished size is a large baby blanket (93 cm wide and 100 cm long) and the finished blanket is also available in my shop.